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. 2022 May 4;13(5):435. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04886-7

Fig. 2. Decreased TERT and KLF4 expression in bleomycin-induced mouse lung tissues.

Fig. 2

A Representative microphotographs of H&E and Masson stainings of mouse models of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis group and control saline group. B Representative microphotographs of immunohistochemistry staining of P16, P21 and P53 in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model and control group. C β-gal staining was performed to mark senescent cells in lung tissue in bleomycin-induced mouse model and control group. D Western blotting was performed to evaluate the expression of P16, P21, KLF4, TERT, αSMA and Collagen-I expression in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse and control group. E, F qPCR were performed to test P16, P21 and TERT in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse and control group. G Double-labeled immunofluorescent staining were performed to examine the expression of SP-C (green) and TERT (red) in AECs between bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and control saline group. H Relative telomere lengths in lung tissues were tested in bleomycin group and control group. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 by t-test.